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May the fourth: Celebrate Star Wars Day with nail art that’s out-of-this-world

By Scratch Staff | 4 May 2024

May the fourth be with you! Celebrate all things Star Wars with our roundup of nail designs inspired by the iconic franchise…

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Why are client consultations so important in the beauty industry?

By Michelle Brookes | 3 May 2024

A client consultation should be completed by every client before they receive a nail or beauty treatment. This consultation should be regularly reviewed to ensure that nothing has changed medically…

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Gelish Up In The Air

Take nail styling to new heights with Gelish & Morgan Taylor’s 6 summer shades

By Rebecca Hitchon | 3 May 2024

Gelish and Morgan Taylor have unveiled the Up In The Air collection for summer 2024. It features six nail hues inspired by living a life filled with colour that is…

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Nail Angel Studley Salon In The Spotlight

Salon in the Spotlight: Nail Angel Studley, Warwickshire

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 May 2024

Bringing a creative flair to her West Midlands home salon, Anni Watson shares how she’s incorporated her artistic background and love for upcycling into Nail Angel Studley… “While starting a…

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CTPA calls on UK government for dedicated animal-free chemical testing strategy

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 May 2024

UK trade association, the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA), is calling on the UK government to publish a dedicated Non-Animal New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) strategy. Animal testing of cosmetic…

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Missu Nail Art Challenge

Ready to improve your nail art skills? MISSU invites you to a 14-day online challenge

By Helena Biggs | 2 May 2024

Nail pros: practice and improve your nail art skills by taking part in a fun 14-day challenge, hosted by MISSU Nails. The innovative nail art brand is inviting techs to…

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Opi My Me Era

OPI celebrates self-expression through nail colour with 12pc summer collection

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 May 2024

OPI has launched its summer 2024 colour collection: My Me Era, featuring 12 energising crème nail shades. Inspired by the celebration of self-expression in all forms, the collection balances bold…

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Bbco Survey 2024 Beauty Industry

Your industry needs you! British Beauty Council launches survey to uncover the sector’s make-up

By Helena Biggs | 1 May 2024

The British Beauty Council (BBCo) has launched The Beauty Census, which encourages responses from industry professionals and consumers in order to ‘create a beauty industry that looks like you’. The…

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Scratch to host first nail industry networking event in the USA on June 2, 2024

By Helena Biggs | 30 April 2024

Scratch, the leading resource for nail industry news, is on a continued mission to share nail content and unite the global industry, and will be hosting its first networking event…

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Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, giving women the right to vote.…

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Notting Hill Carnival

When we think of Notting Hill Carnival, we think vibrancy, colour, art, and fun… basically, the perfect recipe for an…

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